Educational game



Oct. 20, 1925- 1,558,083

cs. GITTENS Patented Oct. 20,1925.

UNITED STATES GRACE GITTENS, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

EDUCATIONAL GAME.

Application filed July 22,

To all whom it. may concern:

Be it known that I, GRACE Grrrnns, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New J ersey. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Educational Grames of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to educational appliances and more particularly to a game adapted to be used in instructing children inthe rudiments of music.

,The principal purppse and object of the invention is to provide agame of acharacter which will be attractive and interesting; to children, and which will at the same time be of great assistance to a teacher in imparting instruction in music to pupils in the beginning classes.

The invention consists generally in the provision of a plurality of instruction sheets or cards. preferably of the rotatable disk type and which are provided with musical indicia or characters adapted to be interpreted in corresponding but diiiercnt terms by means of appropriately inscribed cards, or on a representation of a piano keyboard with which each pupil may be provided.

In the drawing in which several ot the many possible embodiments oi the invention have been illustrated.

Figure 1 is a partly plan and partly diagrammatic view of a rotatable card forming part of the invention. the card being mounted on a table top together with tour representations of a part of a piano l-:e vboard.

' Figure 2 shows a partial set of cards suit ably inscribed to interpret the indicia shown on the rotatable card in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of a portion of a retatable card and a partial set of individual game cards showing musical indicia diti'ering "from that shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure at is a View similar to Figure and showing still another form of indicia.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure-3 showing still another form of indicia.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the use of pegs on the rotatable card to which the game cards can be fitted.

Figure 7 is a view showing a modified form of rotatable card and appropriate game cards, the rotatable card being provided with arrows or pointers.

Referring to the drawing there is shown note.

1921. Serial No. 486,734.

in Figure 1. a round card or disk 1 mounted to rotate about apeg or pin 2 at its center. A table top or other suitable surface 3 is adapted to form a support for the rotatable card 1 and about the sides of which the children playingthe game may be seated.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 1 the rotatable disk 1 is divided into eight sectors 5, each ofwhich has represented thereon a portion of a musical stafi together with either the bars or the treble clef designation and a dot showing the position 0'1 :1.

Any sector of the disk with its musical'indicia can be turned to face any one of the four sides or edges of the square table top 3 shown as will be clear.

Formed to be used in conjunction with the rotatable disk 1 is a set of cards i illustrated in part in Figure 2 of the drawing. The cards 1 bear the designations F Line A, Space B. and so on, to the end of the series so that a card is present in each set. tor each line and space of the staff. Preferably one or more such sets of cards accompany each game so that each child seated at the table 1 may be supplied with a partial or a complete set of cards in accordance with the particular variation of the game played.

Another feature of the invention resides in the use 01" a representation on cardboard or the like of a portion of a piano keyboard (3. sections showing two complete octaves being shown in Figure l. The blank keyboard (3 may be one-halt or full size. as p eferred, and may for convenience be formed to told across the middle.

in playing the game the teacher or in struotor rotates the disk 1 so as to change the position of the indicia bearing sectors 5 and place a new sector before each pupil. The pupil thereupon examines the indicia displayed upon the confronting sector and determines. for instance, what letter is called for by the dot or mark on the staid. The child then consults the cards in her hand and if she finds the letter corresponding to the line or space designated on the stuff she plays the card by lacing it on the sector 5 of the disk before 161. Should the pupil be unable to find the proper card by reason, for instance, of having previously played it, the turn is lost and the disk is again rotated by the teacher for the benefit of the next player. The player whose cards are first exhausted wins the game.

In addition to the use of the game cards fill out the measure wit 4 referred to the pupils can'vary or add to the play. by picking out on the keyboard fi the etter or note designated on the adja-- cent staff section. Each stepin the game or lesson would, of course, be verified by the teacher before next step..

Many variations of the game may be resorted to by a clever instructor, as will be clear, so as to obviate the tiring of young pupils and prevent their losin interest. Not only can variations be wor ed out in the play orwork with a particular disk 1 and set of cards-4, but many useful and instructive variations in the Vindicia borne b the disks and cards can also be employe A teacher may sup ly herself with a considerable number rotatable disks all differing among themselves and having appropriate sets of game cards 4. For instance, in Figure 3 a portion of 'a rotatable disk is shown in which the two stafi' sections show.

groupings of notes to form chords. Game cards 4 for this particular disk may bedesignated A 1st Pos, B 2nd Po s, etc. for the various chords and positions, as well as to designate the major and minor chords and classes thereunder as may be found desirable.

Other desirable forms are shown in Figures 4 and 5 in which are respectively shown the various stafi signatures corregponding ta cards designated Key A, ey B, and the like, and the various kinds with ap ro riate cards marked .Whole note, P? series. 1

.In Figure 6 is shown a modification in which the disk 1. is divided into four instead of eight sectors, the staff section in each sector being provided with a row of pe .9 throughout its length; I The cards 4 which are used. with this form of disk are pro videdwith a metal edged opening 10 adapt-- edto be placed over the pegs 9. With this form of card a certain tempo is indicated for each stall and the upil is expected to notes of different values, which are designated on the accompanying cards. It is to be understood that the use of pegs is not limited to the particular form of disk shown in Fi re'6 but 1 they arecapable of use with the ot er forms also.

In Figure 7 of the drawing a modified form of disk is shown which is' rovided' at its periphery with indicating pointers or turning the disk 1 for the 7 of notes al note, and so on through the treated. The arrows can be removed and caused to point inwardly for p cking or other purposes. The disk sectors in Figure show various staff signatures and cards for use therewith may be marked C, A, ac flat, F shar 9, i 0, Sp A, and the like. i any other variatlons and extensions of this modification and the remaining modifications arecomprehended in the invention.

What I claim is:

1. An educational game comprising a representation of a keyboard: a member bearing a plurality of musical notations, said member bein movable to bri l-ILY of said notations mto position'for dfiservance and in adjacency to said keyboard, and a set of cards bearing designations different from but related to the notations on sai member. 7

2. An educational game comprising: a rotatable member bearing a plurality of designations of elements pertaining to muslc, a supporting surface for the rotatable member having a ke board represented thereon, and a set of car s bearing designations different from butrelated to the designations on said rotatable member said totatable member being adapted to be Ination for observance b the rotation o the disk and a polygona supporting surface for the disk having keyboards represented along the edges thereof.

4. An. educational gamecomprisin a rotatable member provided with indic1a representing musical characters, a su porting surface for the rotatable member lining a simulation of a keyboard on which said musical characters may be represented, and a set of cards bearing desi ations interpretive of said characters, t e rotationbf said member serving to bring difierent indicia thereon into cooperative relationto said keyboard.

GRACE GITTENS. 

